WEEKLY EVENTS

• Evening MBA Program Dinner, Monday, March 10, 5:00-6:00pm
• Meet the Firm: Microvision, Tuesday, March 11, 12:30-1:20pm
• Cultural Preparedness for Recruiting Workshop Series, Wednesday, March 12, 12:30-1:20pm
• ALL 1st Years "Success Now!", Friday, March 14, 8:30-9:20am
• 2nd Year International MBA "Success Now!", Friday, March 14, 9:30-10:20am
• 1st Year International MBA "Success Now!", Friday, March 14, 10:30-11:20am

Companies represented on campus this week: Microvision.

We invite all Evening MBAs to welcome prospective students and get dinner before class tonight from 5-6pm in the Undergraduate Commons, Balmer Hall.

Full-time Class of 2008 MBA Spring Elective Registration Update
If you did not register by March 9 for some (or all) of your classes using the add code information sent to earlier, we will assume that you no longer want to register for that (those) classes(es) and will invalidate your add code and assign your space to another student.

Evening and Global MBA Spring Registration Update
The MBA Program Office will be registering you for classes this week. As of March 19, you may confirm your registration and tuition charges by going to your MyUW account. If you find any problems or have any questions, please email us at mbaregis@u.washington.edu.

Scholarships for Continuing Full-time Students

• The 2008-09 MBA Scholarship Application is now available.  The priority application deadline is April 15.  You should complete the online scholarship form and submit your supplementary materials (explained on the website) to mbaschol.  (Please note:  Most 2007-08 scholarships will not be automatically renewed, and you need to reapply for 2008-09 funds.)  If you have any questions about scholarship, email mbaschol.

• McGowan Scholarship: The application for the McGowan Scholarship is now available. This $18,000 scholarship is awarded to one MBA student in the fulltime program. The 2007-08 recipient is Carrie Pederson--if you have questions about the scholarship, please ask Carrie. This scholarship requires the student to write 2 essays and have a faculty member submit a recommendation letter.  The application deadline is April 3.  (Note that this deadline is during the first week of spring quarter, so you should ask your faculty sponsor now to prepare a recommendation letter to be submitted to our office no later than April 3.

Summer Health Insurance--Sign up Now!
If you want to ensure that your UW student insurance benefits will be available to you this coming summer, now is the time to sign up! The only ways to ensure you are covered during summer quarter are (1) register for classes during summer OR (2) sign up on MyUW for Annual Insurance by the 7th day of spring quarter. (Note that if you signed up for annual coverage earlier in the year, you will already be covered for summer.) When you sign up for annual insurance, you will be covered until the start of next autumn quarter.

You may want to consider this if you will be working in an internship that doesn't provide benefits or will be taking an extended break before starting a full-time job later in the summer or fall. There have been students in the past who faced serious financial consequences because they did not sign up for insurance and then had significant health issues arise during the summer. For more details about the Student Health Insurance Plan visit their website.

Full-time Class of 2009 Core Final Exam Schedule:
Here is the schedule for your one in-class final exam this quarter:

Study Tour Participants: Friday, March 14, 1:30-3:30pm, Balmer 303

Other Students: Monday, March 17, 8:30-10:30am, Section A: BAEEC 310 (Bank of America Exec Education Center), Section B: BAEEC 320.

Board Fellows Application Due Date
Board Fellows applications and resumes are due April 1, 2008. For those of you who are going on study tour, we encourage you to get them in before you leave. For more information and/or questions, please contact Jerilyn Young at jerilyn@u.washington.edu.

Meet the Firm:

• Microvision
  Tuesday, March 11th
  12:30-1:20pm, Balmer 304

Workshops:

• Cultural Preparedness for Recruiting Workshop Series
  Wednesday, March 12th
  12:30-1:20pm, Lewis 208

Mentor Visits :

• Student Mentor Visit with an Independent Consultant
  Friday, March 14th, 3:00pm
• Please remember to turn in your mentor evaluations to Sasha Pitts by Monday, March 10th or soon after your Mentor Visit.

UW SERVICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Wednesday, April 2, 3:30-7:30pm, HUB 108

The Graduate School and the UW Career Center are presenting the fourth annual Career Development Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdocs. The event is designed to be an opportunity for graduate students to learn what other graduate students have done and to think about how to make career choices. For more information, go to their website.

Student Taxes for International Students
Tuesday, March 11, Session 1: 1:30-2:30pm, Session 2: 2:30-3:30pm, HUB 209A

The Office of International Students and Scholars and Student Fiscal Services co-sponsor this student tax class for International Students. These sessions will focus on helping students understand the 1042S forms sent out by the UW Student Fiscal Services Office, and will also cover international student tax-related issues. Class is appropriate for graduate students and is offered free of charge.

Interested in Teaching a Class with ASUW Experimental College? Do you have a unique skill which others would pay to learn?
Applications to teach for Summer 2008 quarter are due March 31, 2008. To find more information about becoming an instructor, go to their website.